One of my favorite subjects in the Waldorf curriculum is Geometry. The way it is presented according the Waldorf pedagogy is perfection, just like geometry itself. Geometry is presented in Grade 5 and again in Grade 6 and both main lesson blocks are artistic, informative and observable. Proofs are discovered through working with the geometric form. Geometry is presented in connection with Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Botany, Mineralogy and Astronomy. Geometry is beautifully integrated into the the Grade 5 and Grade 6 main lesson blocks.

We have worked through our Geometry main lesson blocks at least 4 times in the years we have homeschooled and each time it feels new, beautiful and just as wonderful. Some of these lessons are tutorials, others are lessons with my children and yet others are based on the Live Education Waldorf curriculum. In all lessons, you’ll find an artistic representation of the lesson using colored pencils, watercolors or other art mediums. Geometry is meant to be experienced with this beauty and perfection, so have some high quality art materials available so you may enjoy the process and results fully.

Explore the Algebra resources we have used in our homeschool. We reserve the study of Algebra until Grade 9 and occasionally Grade 8. But as algebra calls on a student’s capacity for critical and abstract thinking, it’s best to present it after puberty when the student may fully engage in the learning. Attempting to introduce a simplified and intuitive form of algebra starting in Grade 1 with questions like “what plus 6 equals 10” does a student a deep disservice as a student that age is not using “X” to qualify an unknown nor is she learning to balance an equation. So this line of teaching needs to be undone before actual algebra may be taught.

Over the years, I've put together several math main lesson blocks and a number of geometry blocks. What sets these blocks apart from other math blocks is the level of engagement the teacher and student experience with each lesson. There are no dry lessons. The upside is obvious: full engagement means maximum learning and high possibility of retention.

Geometry is one of the most fascinating fields of math a student will encounter, in my opinion. There's so much you can do when children are young with simple math centered on identification of shapes and solids. While introducing geometry this way and with picture books may not reflect the Waldorf approach authentically, it has been our approach in our homeschool for years.

Geometry is one of the most fascinating fields of math a student will encounter, in my opinion. There’s so much you can do when children are young with simple math centered on identification of shapes and solids.

It's time for a new unit! This time I take you through the process of putting together a math unit. I'm working on a geometry unit and a basic math unit. My default curriculum is always a Waldorf curriculum, and I used the one from Live Education. I recently got many picture books for these units. I got most of them from Rainbow Resource.

For this unit study on Geometry, I made some lesson plans in a style I used to use often. For many years, I used Excel spreadsheets to lesson plan. And for many years this method worked well. While I don’t use this method anymore, I’m thankful for the effort I used to put in because it gives me and you an insight on how we used to homeschool.

If you’re looking for Geometry resources, I’ve got them! Today I’m sharing material suitable for middle school and even into high school. Later I’ll share the resources for high school and beyond, and if these are too advanced for your student, I’ve previously shared resources for elementary aged students.

Want to dive deeper into the world of geometry? It’s one of the oldest disciplines, and it’s rich with educational and spiritual value. These resources are just right for high school and beyond. While I found them less suitable for teaching they were still fascinating reads. Oh I didn’t read them all. Often we just read sections relevant to our lessons.

I have lots of math resources to share with you! These are some of our geometry books and while we’ve used some of these extensively, there are others we haven’t even opened!

Geometry chalk drawings are my favorite and most satisfying because they are simple (though not easy) to make and look so beautiful when complete. This 12-division of a circle is a geometric shape we've done before in our geometry blocks before using Distress Inks, and it looks spectacular on a chalkboard.

Waldorf geometry is one of the most beautiful main lesson blocks. I love the Waldorf approach to teaching math and especially geometry. In the following series, I go from 3-fold to 12-fold symmetry of a circle in short tutorials.

And it’s a wrap! We concluded one part of our geometry unit. We used the book Drawing Circle Images by Musigfi Studio and completed all 10 fold symmetry projects. I thoroughly enjoyed this part of our unit and while we still aim to continue, we’ve pulled out our Middle Ages History Unit as well. So we are going to attempt two main lesson blocks at the same time. We have work to finish from last year’s history unit before exploring a new unit: The Silk Road.

What's Pi Day? It's the 14th day of March 3.14! It's just a fun day to celebrate this amazing number. Do you even know how to find pi? It's actually pretty easy to find, and we got pretty close to pi. How close? Check out the video to find out! I also share 3 projects, 1 game and 4 books...get it? 3.14 ;)

When I first started sharing our homeschooling journey online, I had already been homeschooling for over 10 years. In that time, I had already done our Geometry block once with my oldest son. Now I was introducing the subject area to my second child but it’s my third child who was only 8 at the time who really loved these geometry lessons as well. I found that because of the artistic nature of these lessons and the slow build of concepts that this presentation of Geometry worked well as a family lesson rather than just for my Grade 5 student. In this way, everyone participated in the Geometry lessons. And everyone enjoyed them!

Circle symmetry is one of the most beautiful geometric projects you can easily do with your students. While some symmetries are more complicated, 3-, 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-fold are fairly straightforward and can be achieved with moderate effort and skill, in my opinion and experience. Today's project is a tutorial for threefold symmetry. While you can explore this design and come up with creative ways to paint or color in the shapes, it's not my favorite. I like the symmetry starting at 6-fold symmetry. But, I'd love to see what you come up with. Maybe your creative way of painting this design will change my mind. Honestly, the possibilities are endless and that's exciting.

In Grade 5 students are introduced to the beauty and function of geometry with the exploration of shape and how shapes come about in the world around us. Shapes are dynamic even though we see a still shot of quadrilaterals and triangles. In Grade 6 we explore the circle in depth looking at not just 6-division of a circle and its representations in nature and mineralogy, but now we explore 5-division of a circle and the pentagon and the golden ratio. A connection to astronomy and music as well as botany previously illuminates the deep sacredness that geometry of the heavens is astronomy, the geometry of sound is music, the geometry of the mineral kingdom are crystals and the geometry of the plant kingdom is botany.

As we advance in Geometry, we explore the book A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science by Michael S. Schneider. This book details the quality of numbers 1-10. Instead of making the Platonic solids with templates, we learn to make them through the construction of the regular shapes through their the division of the circle. We also do the same with the Golden Rectangle.